Pencil-sheath adapted to operate as a cigarette-maker.



No. 739,850. PATENTED SEPT. 29, 1903.

G. c. GEISLER dz A. T. M. THOMSON.

' PENCIL SHEATH ADAPTED TO OPERATE AS A CIGARETTE MAKER. Arrmonlon rum) um, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

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PA -TENT OFFICE.

GERHART) CHRISTIAN GEISLER, OF WEST KENSINGT ON, LONDON, AND

ARTHUR THOMAS MILNOR THOMSON, OF EPSOM, ENGLAND.

PENClL-SHEATH ADAPTED TONOPERATE AS A CIGARETTE-MAKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 739,850, dated September 29, 1903. Application filed January 14, 1903. Serial No. 139,070. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GERHARD CHRISTIAN GEIsLER, electrical engineer, of 27 Westwick Gardens, West Kensington, London, and AR- THUR THOMAS MILNOR Tnoiusomelectrical engineer, of Wennington, Lynwood avenue, Epsom, in the county of Surrey,England, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Pencil-Sheath Adapted to Operate as a Cigarette-Maker; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relatesto a device whereby that which is normally a pocket pencil-case is adapted to serve the purpose of a cigarettemaker. 7

In order to definitely explain the'construction whereby this result may be obtained, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in whichv Figure 1 represents the instrument in its normal state for use as a pencil, the point being sufficiently emerged from the sheath for writing purposes. Fig. 2 is a corresponding view drawn partly in section. Fig. 3 is a section, on an enlarged scale, taken through the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing how the sliding head to which the pencil is attached is fitted to the sheath. Fig. 4 is asection of the sheath, taken through the line tat of Fig. 2.. Fig. 5 shows by an end view an alternative flattened form of the instrument. Fig. 6 shows the pencil in its extreme position emerged from the sheath and the sheath filled with tobacco, a mouthpiece for the cigarette being inserted and the paper for enveloping the cigarette being partially wrapped around the sheath. Fig. 7 is a section taken along the line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 shows separately that which constitutes the mouthpiece of the cigarette, and Fig. 9 represents the made cigarette partially withdrawn from the sheath.

In the drawings the sheath a is seen to con sist of an incomplete cylinder, the section of which may be round, as inFig. 4:, or flattened, as in Fig. 5. A strip of width b is omitted from the surface of the sheath for the purpose of permitting the insertion of tobacco and also to allow the interior portion 0 of the sliding head, which carries the unpointed end of the pencil, to protrude through the slit to the outside of the sheath. To the protruding portion of c a ring 01 is secured, which completely surrounds the sheath with an easy fit. Into a tapped hole formed in c the unpointed end of the pencil is screwed or otherwise secured.

To employ the instrument as a cigarettemaker, the pencil is thrust as far out of the sheath as possible, tobacco isinserted through the slit, and the sheath packed with the desired amount of tightness. A cigarette-paper is then wrapped around the outside of the sheath and the gummed edge stuck in the usual way, after which by thrusting the pencil inward the internal portion 0 of the' sliding head will act as a piston to push the tobacco out of the sheath, while the exterior ring cl will simultaneously thrust the paper on the outside surface of the sheath. 7 The sheath of thin metal willin-fact be virtually withdrawn from a position between the plug of tobacco and its enveloping paper envelop, the tobacco expanding so as to occupy the vacated annular space. The sheath has a certain amount of elasticity, so that if it has been packed unduly or the paper has been wrapped too tightly to slide off easily a little pressure between the finger and thumb when withdrawing the made cigarette will facilitate its removal. may not be inserted, as preferred. It may be provided by breaking 0d a short length from a roll of thickish paper and curling it, as shown in Fig. 8, or it may be extemporized out of any available piece of suitable paper. To prevent the sliding head from being thrust entirelyout of the sheath, a stopfis formed on the end of the sheath by stamping or otherwise. The sheath which forms the body of the cigarette-maker provides protection from injury to the point of the pencil, and the pencil serves to prevent the sheath from being deformed by accidental pressure when in the pocket. The sliding head old A mouthpiece a may or serves the double purpose of securing'the thrusting the paper envelop 01f the sheath at all points of its circumference. If the ring is omitted, the pencil will serve as a pistonrod for ejecting the made cigarette.

5 We claim- A pocket pencil-case which is adapted to operate as a cigarette-maker, consisting of an incomplete sheath in which a longitudinal slit is provided to facilitate the insertion of IO tobacco, and a sliding head contained therein, a portion of which protrudes through the slit and which is adapted to be secured to one end of a pencil.

In testimony whereof we have set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. r

GERHARD CHRISTIAN GEISLER. ARTHUR THOMAS lllILNOR THOMSON.

Witnesses:

T. A. HEARSON, WALTER J. S. RERTEN. 

